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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
7
The article explains how fungi release vast numbers of spores from fruiting bodies, tiny particles that drift in air or water, travel far with the wind, and settle on soil, leaves, and surfaces. It notes the enormous scale of spore production, using puff balls as an example to illustrate how thousands to millions of spores can compose a visible mass.
The near disaster at Natural Tunnel Virginia is recounted with dramatic detail involving a traveling Methodist preacher and his horse. After nearly slipping from a steep, bush fringed edge into a deep chasm the rider saved both by gripping shrubs and guiding the exhausted horse to safety. The tale appears in Youth's Companion, recalling the famed Virginia landmarks and a miraculous escape.
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer writer notes the comfort and independence of country life as described by Charles M. Morton of Hadley New York. He contrasts a clerk in a grocery store earning 25 dollars weekly, owning a home and farm comforts, with city life marked by crowding wants and reliance on urban systems.
An imagined utopian Ute republic centered in a fertile western valley long isolated from the outside world. The narrative recalls Charlemagne granting liberty over 1,100 years ago, a standing bridge and treaty myths, and a marketplace life where residents trade matches and native goods while avoiding outside interference.
This piece traces origins of the label Jack for the British flag, from the Jacque signs on ships to the term Jack used on the bow and the 1801 union of England Ireland and Scotland forming the Union Jack, with Saint George St Andrew and St Patrick elements.
May 17 1920 alumni notes describe sentiment about budgets at Valley City Normal School and changes of address to Portland Oregon. The piece mentions the writer Cora Forseth grew fond of the weekly Budget and praises the school’s closure and staff including a renewed salary, along with observations of local scenery near Hansen Idaho and notable erudite colleagues visiting or pursuing further studies at Minnesota and Tacoma. The tone ties school life, travel, and commemoration during commencement week with references to local landmarks and former students.
Date palms in the Caneh ella valley of California bear abundant fruit from shoots imported from Algiera. The crop is picturesque though dates are not widely known in America as in the Levant where they have long been staple.
Dr J B Shrader of the United States Bureau of Plant Industry says a palatable nutritious oil can be produced from grape waste for cooking and dressing. He notes pumpkins, tomatoes and other vegetables could yield similar oils. A method of separating the cream without sending to a central station is under development.
Postwar pipe makers adapted American birch to a Latin based name Nowa days it is fashioned into pines and then called something The war disrupted belue imports pushing prices up as substitutes were sought Native hardwoods proved heavy or hard and a flame wood birch substitute was found as most suitable for pipe manufacturing
Electrical methods locate crude petroleum in an oilfield near Corsicana Texas. A test uses a battery setup with probes placed in waterholes and surface contacts to detect higher resistance minerals. Researchers report findings from Barkhannett and plan further tests.
In Bohemia the new Czecho Slovak republic observes a curious Easter custom. Riders dressed in black carry cramer and rags, gathering at four in the morning for a three hour ride from Schonweld to Kulm. A priest blesses the horse and riders before tours of neighboring castles, then they return amid a cheering crowd. The origin traces to ancient rites.
China plans government backing to expand its tea industry and lift trade, with a new tea bureau under agriculture and commerce. The cabinet aims to boost output to meet rising global demand, while India and Ceylon have largely captured the market for black teas.
A fragment from the Christian Science Monitor recounts a Boston Burns statue unveiling and notes Andrew Carnegie’s Scottish holiday, his gift of free libraries, church organs, and Burns statues. A New York St Andrews dinner yields a joking exchange about paying for a Burns statue.
Prof. Robertson of Louisville releases a heavy new book on the Greek of the New Testament. Weighing over eight pounds with 1 540 closely printed pages, the work carries a prefatory apology for modest linguistic talent and lists a wide range of known and studied languages.
A report notes that adhesion in reinforced concrete arises not from cement gripping iron, but from mortar gripping iron as concrete cures. The cement itself does not firmly bond to iron, yet the interaction strengthens the overall structure through insetting contraction.
A fragmented account describes a scene in a New Orleans establishment where a patron exchanges a tip for service and a servant provides attentive, courteous treatment. The interaction shows a polite, though strained, exchange as the patron questions missing change and the staff maintains a high standard of service amid genteel dismissal.
A newly designed portable tri furnace is self contained and requires no external piping. It uses kerosene as fuel with ignition achieving temperatures from about 2000 to 8000 Fahrenheit. Storage tank under the burner supplies ten hour shifts with kerosene stored in a tank and compressed air at 80 to 90 pounds. The oxidising fuel allows hot metal to remain in the cordage long without damage. The furnace is adapted for heating rivets and hardening tools and may serve other operations.
At the last meeting the Shanghai war memorial committee agreed to erect cenotaphs at the Bund junction. A roll of honor will be provided and the memorial funded by public subscription with possible foreign and French municipal support. Shanghai architects will submit designs based on home models with appropriate proportions and space.
A Peeweeeuddyhump observer praises a man who, despite false starts and torn clothing, leaps from bed at a fire call and helps battle the blaze before retreating homeward with his clothes in hand. The account lauds his patriotic spirit and sense of duty amid chaos.
A British tourist witnessed a blaze in Chester near timber-fronted houses. As sirens, dust and smoke rose, Gaunt joined the crowd to watch the departing fire engines. A local man explained the frequent fires in the old city and the bell tower’s role.
The New York assistant director notes sea horses are scarce at the aquarium. Captivity stresses and wartime conditions may have caused deaths and reduced numbers. The sea horses, noted for their horse heads and linked tails, are among the most unusual displays seen, with scientific name Hippopompis referenced.
Sulphur deposits located in the crater of a sc eapped volcanic mountain on Unalaska Island in the Aleutians are estimated at 10 000 to 16 000 tons. An appeal has been filed for the location and mining may begin soon. Heat vapor from cracks keeps the deposit free from ice while the peak stands about 6000 feet high. A second deposit is reported on Akupstand in the Aleutians and a third near Stepokbay on the southern Alaska peninsula.
A survey party in a Mesopotamian tale asks locals the village name near the Euphrates. They mishear responses and record the place as Madri, a name that persists on the map, reflecting playful misnaming in Captain Reynard zon's account.
A group promoting Bible pictures claims they will calm world unrest and aid religion education and social welfare. They assert the images’ value is nearly incalculable and see them as a powerful modern ministry.
Park Ave Cottage marks the death of Johnny Grille adopted in 1920 by the Park Ave girls for $2.69. He toasted bread and marshmallows for inmates. death due to a broken wire. A monument will bear an epitaph praising his usefulness. Card of thanks from Mrs Patton and Dr Oharrow.
Miss Mary G Deem missed classes due to illness last week. Evening church talks featured Prof W M Wennett Amanda Zabel and Nellie Whitcher on the educational crisis and teacher shortage. Ethel Clark and Gertrude Widdifield traveled to Bismarck to visit. Nellie Farnsworth has become a welfare worker at the Armour plant in South St Paul with sewing and millinery classes added to social work for employees.
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